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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 31, 2014 13:29:21 GMT
I used to avoid compilations, Best of, Greatest Hits etc like the plague Maybe you do too
People who buy compilations often seem to have just that album by that artist That's not me
I've changed my mind for some compilations, you have to look though Some have a few or many unreleased tracks and can have some real gems on them Others are the bits and pieces or early careers or singles and EP track, maybe some live tracks.
Then there's the ones with different versions, remixes and the like Can be some good stuff hidden away on a crappy old comp !
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2014 13:59:08 GMT
The best compilation albums ever were the early Island catalogue samplers. They all included some obscure tracks as well as better known artists. Had imaginative titles too - Nice Enough To Eat, Bumpers, You Can All Join In and El Pea. Also the first 2 BackTrack (Track Records) titles include nice rarities. Not so keen on the Greatest Hits comps unless for artists that are strong on singles and have patchy albums. There is now an annoying trend of putting a couple new tracks on a best off to get existing fans / completists to buy.
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 31, 2014 14:14:39 GMT
Delete as applicable: ChrisB said, a) 'Nice enough to eat' was hugely influential in the development of my taste in music. b) 'I mostly post about shite in the music section because my sister owned a copy of 'Nice enough to eat'
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 31, 2014 14:58:55 GMT
Being old I know all those albums I bought Nuggets when I didn't understand various artist compilations - still a great album Being a Robert Palmer fan - yes I confess ! I have all his solo stuff so avoided Addictions Vol 1 and 2 No "clues" (RP joke !) as to what is on there until you dig around Booklets with notes from RP himself which is good but more important the track listings say "from XX album" but there are a lot of remixed and different versions and well made too Very well worth having
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Post by John on Oct 31, 2014 15:04:31 GMT
I like creating my own but apart from when I first started to buy music I have stayed away from them
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 31, 2014 15:35:59 GMT
I have a collection of John Peel programmes on tape Some of the tracks work so well together it is magnificent
Buying the albums years later has often been a disappointment because they don't gel like my tapes. Tracks are variously in JP order or from different programmes
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Post by Slinger on Oct 31, 2014 16:55:06 GMT
I think this was the second album I ever bought (with my own money) and dates from 1970. To say it coloured my future tastes would be an understatement. RockbusterThese 3 were bought at around the same time... How blue Can We Get?Picnic - A Breath of Fresh AirBumpersI suppose they're "samplers" rather than compilations if you want to be strict about it, but the thing is, for 19s 11d (that's about £0.99p for the youngsters) you got a double album featuring many of your favourite artists plus quite a few little gems you may never have heard otherwise. It was, as they say, a no-brainer. One way or another I still listen to most of the artists on these four albums, over 40 years later.
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 31, 2014 18:04:06 GMT
I'll never forget the moment that the stylus hit the start of 'Summertime Blues' by Blue Cheer the first time I played this one'Blues Package 69'
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Post by Tim on Oct 31, 2014 18:53:48 GMT
I don't really do compilations or greatest hits period - thankfully pretty much all the artist's/bands I like and follow don't go in for such nonsense. Having said that one of my favourite albums of the year, is the Jackson Browne tribute album Looking into You . . . so go figure, is that a best of? I break my own rules all the time though
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Post by speedysteve on Oct 31, 2014 20:11:53 GMT
I do my own in Jriver all the time these days. Depends on mood but it's great fun. I do still listen to some albums all the way through though.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 1, 2014 9:52:18 GMT
I don't really do compilations or greatest hits period I break my own rules all the time though
My point entirely I have now listened to Robert Palmers Addictions, both Volume 1 and 2 They really are quite different to the way you know the tracks. Also very well produced and a delight to hear - so I wonder how many other compilations are this good ? A tiny amount is my guess so lots of looking and little to be found, but what there is
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Post by Tim on Nov 1, 2014 10:08:48 GMT
I guess my issue is I really dislike things like shuffle play and playlists - even though my listening is almost exclusively file based audio, I nearly always listen to albums (I own) from start to finish as they were intended by the artist. If I like an artist I tend to buy their entire catalogue, so have no need for compilations or greatest hits. Most of the artist's I like aren't mainstream anyway, so don't have so called 'greatest hits' collections. I probably have a handful (or less) of such albums in my collection and never play them.
Any greatest hits or compilation listening would be via a radio.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 1, 2014 10:13:57 GMT
Which is why most of them are a waste of space A suit gathering some old tracks together to squeeze more dough out of Joe Punter
RP's Addictions were put together by him, with some remastering and remixing from what I can make out.
Similar point. Bonus tracks : How often do you get anything worthwhile ? Hardly ever. They didn't get on the album because they weren't good enough
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Post by Tim on Nov 1, 2014 11:53:01 GMT
Got to disagree here re Bonus Tracks, as I have some fantastic second release collections, but again I don't do mainstream so they don't tend to be record company let's make a few bucks more deals. Off the top of my head Martha Wainwright's eponymous bonus disc had some superb extra tracks, Whiskeytown's 'Strangers Almanac' - the latest reissue if the eponymous Lucinda Williams album (brilliant). Marillion 'Marbles', Shelby Lynne's recent 'I am Shelby Lynne', Tom Waits 'Bad as Me' - 'Who's Next' - 'Rodrigo Y Gabriela', I could go on as there are dozens in my library. The point here though is these are not 'pop' albums, but albums that have something more to offer for the real fans. Don't forget that a lot of albums are often put together with pressure from the label for what they want it to contain and this might not necessarily be the artists wishes. If the album is successful and the label gets a return on it's investment, then they may put out a second version with the songs on the artist wanted first time round. It's not as it might seem sometimes. And buy the bonus addition then sell the original on eBay if you don't want both. Ultimately though if you don't think it's worth it then don't buy it, but in my experience you often do get something worthwhile and "They didn't get on the album because they weren't good enough" isn't really the whole story and I don't agree with that statement at all
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Post by speedysteve on Nov 1, 2014 13:02:11 GMT
Agree about the bonus tracks thing. Some gems and insights to be had. Though they are usually on re-releases.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 1, 2014 13:07:50 GMT
I often go for the 2 CD, Deluxe or other version
Rarely am I delighted. 1 or 2 in 10 I guess
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2014 14:47:17 GMT
I can't see any problem with compilations or greatest hits type albums personally. They're a good way of getting just the good stuff and avoiding the filler material..
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 1, 2014 15:18:23 GMT
Maybe for some artists and if the tracks are chosen well
I often find I prefer the non hits to the hits
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Post by MartinT on Nov 1, 2014 16:08:04 GMT
I often find I prefer the non hits to the hits Yes indeed, although they can be a slow burn and take a few listens.
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Post by Tim on Nov 1, 2014 16:12:03 GMT
They're a good way of getting just the good stuff and avoiding the filler material.. If an album's full of filler material I don't buy it.
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